The user's computer can contain a fairly large amount of various software. Many of the programs are updated over the Internet. How to block the program's access to the Internet?
Instructions
Step 1
The hardware of the operating system allows such operations to be carried out without problems without the intervention of additional software. To block a certain program, you just need to make some changes in the hosts file. It contains all sites and servers that should be blocked by the system. To change it, you need to have administrator rights on a personal computer.
Step 2
Go to the local drive where you have your operating system installed. This is usually section "C". Next, find the Windows folder. If you do not have such a folder, then hidden folders are simply disabled. To solve this problem, click the "Service" button in the top panel. Select "folder properties". Check the box next to Show hidden files and folders.
Step 3
Go to the system32 folder. Find the category drivers. It will contain a folder etc. Double-click on it with the left mouse button and use a text editor to open the hosts file. In it you need to add the site and the local server to which the program is trying to connect. If you need to block several utilities, then enter all the data. Remember to save this file. However, it is worth noting that the extension of the system file should not change, otherwise nothing will work.
Step 4
For example, you need to block google.ru website. Open this file and enter first the local server 127.0.0.1 and then the site after a space. Some programs are updated through special local addresses that differ from the standard one. In this case, you need to find this address using standard operating system tools. Click Start. Then click "Run". Enter the tracert command and next to the site that the program is accessing. Within 10 seconds, the local address or IP address will be displayed. Add it to the hosts file and save.
Step 5
In the future, the program will no longer be able to connect to the update server. You can also use software like firewall. These programs block all unwanted connections. You can also make all the changes yourself. You can find it on the Internet. Before that, read reviews about the most popular programs of this type. In addition, you need to additionally use antivirus utilities to protect your computer from unwanted malicious code.
